ICT in the PYP
The most important skills for being a lifelong learner who can make effective use of technology are: risktaker resourceful curious I have a girl in my class right now who… Read more »
Category: techintegration
Using Copyrighted Material in Education
I share Creative Commons Search with all my students and ask them to use if for finding multimedia. I do that because it’s the easiest. I also talk to them… Read more »
Developing Research Skills
Do you ever give research projects in your class? Do you use Google for research? It is important that we (educators) model good research skills and teach students key research skills, including: creating… Read more »
Engagement from Scratch
I was in Hawaii last week for the Schools of the Future 2012 conference. I really enjoyed listening to keynotes John Hunter and Mark Milliron. The conference gave me an… Read more »
Attributing Creative Commons Images
Whenever you find images for projects, blogs, presentations, etc., make sure that they are Creative Commons licensed. The Creative Commons license requires that you cite three things: the Creative Commons… Read more »
Tech Tidbit – May 18
Cell Phones – Less about Talking It will probably be no news to you that most teens are high volume users of text messaging. In general, teens in the US… Read more »
When Learning Goes Social
A few months ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook that he was going to close his account. I promptly messaged him to ask why, as this is the… Read more »
Digital Identity
The concept of digital identity is becoming ever more important in our society. A concept that comes up in discussions of online identity is that of duality, and the idea… Read more »
Free Apps to Use
Here are three apps that are free for a limited time, that I’ve downloaded to iTunes because they seem worthwhile for school: Unesco World Heritage – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/unesco-world-heritage/id412183802?mt=8 Bio on the… Read more »